Summer Musings: The VFTS 2018 Summer Bracket of Champions
*Walks in…Dusts off cobwebs and kicks tumbleweeds…* Hey all! It’s been a minute since I’ve taken the time (and been in the right frame of mind) to walk the burning…
Off-Season Musings – 2017
Another Summer…Another period of nothingness to deal with until the start of the 2017-2018 football (we REALLY mean marching band) season kicks off in August. Life’s had some pretty interesting…
It’s August…Do You Know Where YOUR Band Program Is?
Yep….It’s THAT time again. Another August is upon us, so we band heads are going through our ‘normal’ preparations and rituals. From hitting Pre-Drill practices, to giving NON band heads…
The HBCU Bandhead’s Off-Season ‘To-Do’ List
Yeah…I’m a band-head…So what do I do when it ISN’T the season? Anybody that has that band-head ‘itch’ knows the dilemma that is the off-season all too well. Today’s band-head…
Off-Season Musings – 2015
*Sigh*…. Welp…it’s the time of year that all bandheads and fans of the craft absolutely dread, the off-season. It’s that time of the year (for HBCU Bandom) where gameday experiences…
Random Thoughts – Summer Edition
This time of year is absolute torture for an HBCU band diehard…*smh* The football season is about two months away, so I thought it would be appropriate to take a…
Summer Vacation is Upon Us!
For those of you that haven’t heard, the thinktank over at the 5th Quarter has taken a well deserved summer vacation. This blog has also been on a bit of…